Purchase new ?

[colink98]

At some point this year my commute is going to change from mostly London too mostly motorway.

My 2004 CDF600 isn't much fun on the motor way and offers little wind protection.

I've have got an eye on a Tracer 700/900

When does it benefit to buy new ?
i'm not super precious about a few bumps and scrapes...
strikes me that a model with a year or two under its belt is going to be just as viable.
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[fatjames]

[ZX-7R]

You get the comfort of knowing how its been treated from day one,plus a full warranty.

And i imagine Tracer's will hold their value well so won't be massively cheaper than new.

Have had 2 new bikes in the past but they were as a learner,not had a new big bike before,but i would definately buy one if i was in the market for something of considerable purchase price.
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[Rogerborg]

Buying outright, traditional hire-purchasing, or PCP-ing?
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[davethekwak]

Almost new might be the way to go. My son just bought (this weekend) a 16 plate Ninja 300 with just 713 miles on the clock. Bike doesn't have a mark on it but significantly cheaper than buying new.
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[chickenstrip]

I don't think I would ever buy new again. These days, there are enough low mileage nearly-new bikes around (that'll likely still be under the manufacturers warranty) that it seems pretty unnecessary to cop for the depreciation of wheeling a new bike into the road in front of the dealer's shop.
Of course, if everyone thought this way, I'd be stuffed.
So feel free to buy new if it's a model I hanker after

Also, I stacked my FZ750 a week into buying it from new. I would have been less gutted had it been a used bike when I got it. But the feeling of owning a new bike wears off pretty quickly, even when you don't manage to do this.
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[BrownTrousers]

[Rogerborg]

[chickenstrip]

[davethekwak]

[Monkeypony]

I picked up my Pre-Reg RSV4 for £14700. A bargain when you consider the RRP is of £18k.

So much of a bargain in fact, that when it was written off 200 miles later, the insurance company paid out £15800 for it, without me even having to quibble.

So I wandered back to the dealer and bought another, and got an even better deal for buying a second one within 6 weeks!

There are many deals to be had on 2016 stock at the moment, especially with the new Euroland regs this year, that meant a lot of dealers have had to pre register stock that won't meet them.
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[ZX-7R]

[AshWebster]

I think pcp is playing a big part in this btw too - you can change your bike pretty much whenever you want, for marginal fees. granted you never own the actual bike, but long as you're comfortable with that and knowing you can swap it every year or so.

this is resulting in a lot of new bikes bought on pcp then taken back in (I know a few others who have done this) on relatively low mileage and 'swapped' for a different bike
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[colink98]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

[AshWebster]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

Never even thought about that option! Nice one.

[155mph]

Said before. Why buy new when you can buy nearly new? 600 miles on my ex-demo Tracer 700. Saved £699 off RRP (£1,249 post price increase). Played it safe by buying from reputable dealer (registered and serviced by them). So far so good.

[Pingoslav]

I am always in favor on getting things second hand, as long as it is a premeditated buy. As long as we watch the second-hand market for a bit and we understand the offers, the movement, the good stuff and the rubbish....

[andys675]

you generally get better rates of finance on new as they are supported by the manufacturer (usually through black horse)

the manufacturer has no interest in you buying a used bike, so no assistance on the finance rate

excess mileage is applicable on a PCP, but when you take one out they ask how many miles you're going to do, say 3000 per annum and the bike has a better residual value so lower payments ,exceed this and the bike is worth less so you have to pay excess mileage, say 6000 miles and the repayments will be higher as they allow for the higher mileage expected when the bike comes back

although you could unplug the speedo sensor and use a GPS as a speedo instead to keep the mileage down...........
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[ZX-7R]

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